Collar Around Port Shaft - Can You Identify This ??
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2022 7:25 am
Hi All !
We had some excitement last Saturday night during a storm at Block Island. A large sailboat blew down on my mooring and got pinned broad side on my bows. The mooring field was very crowded, with high winds and a steep chop. Once I got cut loose, it took some chaotic maneuvering and full power reverse/forwards to get out of the mooring field without hitting another boat. In the process, I may have backed down over an unoccupied mooring ball. ( A big shout out to Harbor Master Kate McConville and her Mate Gary. They showed up in the rescue boat and saved my ass !!! )
During the action, a line got caught up in my port prop and shaft. Photos below. There was a plastic or fiberglass collar around the shaft forward of the prop, and I can't figure out what it is. There is no apparent damage to the cutlass bearing.
Do you know what this might be?
We had some excitement last Saturday night during a storm at Block Island. A large sailboat blew down on my mooring and got pinned broad side on my bows. The mooring field was very crowded, with high winds and a steep chop. Once I got cut loose, it took some chaotic maneuvering and full power reverse/forwards to get out of the mooring field without hitting another boat. In the process, I may have backed down over an unoccupied mooring ball. ( A big shout out to Harbor Master Kate McConville and her Mate Gary. They showed up in the rescue boat and saved my ass !!! )
During the action, a line got caught up in my port prop and shaft. Photos below. There was a plastic or fiberglass collar around the shaft forward of the prop, and I can't figure out what it is. There is no apparent damage to the cutlass bearing.
Do you know what this might be?